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Misclassification of cytologic diagnoses in patients with follicular lesions or follicular neoplasms of the thyroid gland
Author(s) -
Sarlis Nicholas J.,
Gourgiotis Loukas,
Filie Armando C.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
cancer cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.10884
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , follicular phase , pathology , thyroid nodules , malignancy , medical diagnosis , follicular cyst , cytology , follicular carcinoma , radiology , thyroid carcinoma , cyst , papillary carcinoma
The issue of an optimal preoperative diagnostic approach in patients with thyroid nodules who are cytologically found to have follicular lesions or neoplasms is problematic. The authors suggest that additional efforts be made for the accurate and detailed description of the cytomorphologic features of thyroid nodules in which a definitive diagnosis cannot be made. Follicular neoplasms should be distinguished from follicular lesions, especially those lesions with low index of suspicion for malignancy.